Michigan Football Ranked No. 7 in First AP Poll of 2016

The first AP poll of the 2016 college football season was released on Sunday with the Michigan Wolverines coming in ranked seventh and receiving a first-place vote.

The Wolverines were ranked eighth earlier this offseason in the first coaches poll of the season.

Ohio State is the only team ranked higher in the Big Ten at No. 6. Michigan State and Iowa come in at No. 12 and No. 17, respectively.

Here is the full poll:

1. Alabama (33 first place votes)
2. Clemson (16)
3. Oklahoma (4)
4. Florida State (5)
5. LSU (1)
6. Ohio State (1)
7. Michigan (1)
8. Stanford
9. Tennessee
10. Notre Dame
11. Ole Miss
12. Michigan State
13. TCU
14. Washington
15. Houston
16. UCLA
17. Iowa
18. Georgia
19. Louisville
20. USC
21. Oklahoma State
22. North Carolina
23. Baylor
24. Oregon
25. Florida

Other programs that received votes were Miami (FL), Texas A&M, Utah, Washington State, Boise State, San Diego State, Wisconsin, Auburn, Pittsburgh, Arkansas, Texas, Nebraska, Navy, Northwestern, Western Kentucky, South Florida and Toledo.